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TeamViewer
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Easy setup
Download the client from TeamViewer and run the software. Optionally, you can also install the software for unattended control.
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Not Free
It is not free as other apps with the same functions.
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File sharing
You can transfer files over TeamViewer simply by dragging and dropping.
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Free version stops working
After a while your MAC address gets banned and the free version will stop working.
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Reliable
TeamViewer has been around since 2005 with an excellent track record.
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Naggy
Each time the application is in the process of being closed it stops to try to sell you the paid version.
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Free for personal use
As long as you don't use TeamViewer for commercial use, it's free.
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Linux support is very slow. It is built on wine.
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Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS and Android. Works seamlessly independent of platform and accessible for web, mobile, and desktop app usage.
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Compromised leading to many users having their personal information stolen
Users are reporting that TeamViewer has been compromised, leading to these users having their personal computers and browsers used in a remote session in order to purchase copious amounts of online codes.
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Multiple remote sessions
You can connect to multiple computers at the same time and navigate them via tabs.
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Linux version's performance could be better
TeamViewer is powered by Wine, an emulator, on Linux and as such it runs slower than a native application would.
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Can designate users that can always connect
Has option to give permission for someone to remotely connect with or without being granted.
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Two-step authentication support
In tandem with TeamViewer mobile app, you can choose to set up two-factor authentication.
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Clipboard passthrough
Things that you copy to your clipboard (ctrl + c), can be pasted on the remote computer (ctrl + v).
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Wake-on-LAN
TeamViewer has the ability to wake up a sleeping computer and return it to sleep state on disconnect.
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Chrome Remote Desktop
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Pros
7
Cons
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Simple set-up
All you need to do is install a Chrome extension.
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Single user only
If multiple users want to connect to a device, they have to take turns.
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Impressively fast
Faster than most similar applications.
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Easy to install
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Completely free
There are no restrictions on how you use it.
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Cross-platform
Works on Windows, Mac and Linux.
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Keeps making sure connection is still wanted
Every few minutes the sharer gets a popup asking if they want to continue sharing the screen, while the popup is shown the viewer can't control anything. This is important in case the sharer forgets to close the connection.
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Allows viewer to make actions
If the user that shares their screen doesn't touch the mouse/keyboard the viewer can control them which makes it easy take actions instead of explaining by voice.
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Splashtop
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Too many variations of clients and servers (apps) and paid subscriptions to choose from for different scenarios
There's a host of downloads involved. It shouldn't be so complex to decide what software to download because of their respective services or featuresets. It should just be one client and one server with options to turn on or off different feature sets.
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Gesture support
There's gestures support on mobile devices for easier navigation.
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Cross-platform
Available for iOS, Android, Windows, OS X and Linux.
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LogMeIn
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Not free
There are other programs that do the same and are free.
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Access through a website
You can access a computer that you've previously installed LogMeIn on from any computer that has an internet connection through their browser. There is nothing to install on the computer you are accessing from.
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The sound and chat can be buggy
The quality of the sound and chat is fairly inconsistent.
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Easy setup
To set up, you need to create an account on LogMeIn, download and run their software on the computer you wish to be able to access, and set the software to allow accessing that computer from the Internet.
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Remote Desktop Connection
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Not available in the Home edition (only as clients)
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Part of Windows
If you're on Windows XP or later, Remote Desktop Connection is already installed on your machine.
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It's not for screen sharing, but for remote management
Microsoft Remote Desktop is developed for mostly enterprise users for remote control, not to share the screen with a friend. It lacks firewall support, and is much more complicated to setup properly than some other apps, designed for fast and easy sharing.
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Cross-platform
Works on Windows, OS X, iOS and Android.
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Join.me
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Joining a meeting is straightforward
To join you need only enter a 9-digit code on the join.me website, that you get from the person sharing.
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No Linux support
Only available on Windows and OSX.
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Easy to set up
To start sharing, download and run a file from join.me. You'll be given a 9-digit code to share with anyone you wan't to be able to access your screen.
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Bought out by Logmein
Logmein is notorious for buying out small companies and disregarding the wants and needs of the customer base of the newly bought-out company.
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Collaborative
You can give others the ability to control your screen.
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Up to 10 participants
10 people can view your screen.
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File sharing
Join.me allows for easy file transfers among participants.
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Mobile support
Join.me supports iOS, Android and Kindle.
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Multi-monitor support
Works well with multiple monitors.
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Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
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CodeTogether
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Typing is instantaneous
Even for remote participants, unlike screen sharing or other remote programming solutions, your code appears as you type, with no lag - as if you were using a local editor.
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No shared debug capability
Cannot currently debug together in a session.
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Content assist, validation, navigation, and other dev capabilities available
Participants who join coding sessions have access to all coding capabilities, even in a browser.
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Participants join using any browser
Participants simply open a link to join a session in any modern browser. No downloads, installations or registrations required.
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Run tests & launches
Guests can remotely run tests, analyze the results and can even write tests, allowing test-driven development (TDD) in a remote environment. Guests can also execute run configurations from the host IDE, remotely launching applications with the ability to stop and monitor the invocations.
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Can join in a browser
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Heterogeneous IDE-IDE Support between Eclipse, IntelliJ & VS Code
You can start a session in any supported IDE, and participants can join from their own IDEs, even if different from the one the host is using.
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Low CPU Consumption
For hosts and participants, far more performant than screen sharing, very low CPU consumption.
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Supports multiple groups of developers
Groups of developers are independent from each other - they can code or browse without affecting other groups in the same session.
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On-premises version available
For maximum security, an on-premises version allows you to run your own private instance of CodeTogether behind the firewall.
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Simultaneous editing supported
Whether coding independently or in a group, multiple developers can code simultaneously in a session, even in the same file.
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Team Support
View other members of your team connected to the CodeTogether service, easily and securely invite them to sessions, or join already running sessions. https://www.codetogether.com/docs/codetogether-teams/
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SSO Integration
Access to CodeTogether can be gated through SSO providers like Okta, Microsoft AD FS, etc., which support the OpenID Connect protocol. https://www.codetogether.com/docs/sso/
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Shared terminal and console
Console output is visible to all participants. Participants can request write access to terminals on the host and execute commands in them.
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Windows, Linux, macOS
Multi Language Support:
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Thinfinity Remote Desktop Workstation
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Freee / Paid licenses
A free seat license is offered to anyone who requests it on the product website. Paid license cost $24.95.
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Online collaboration / Presentation
You may share only one app or your entire desktop with up to 16 remote users. No plugins needed.
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Screen sharing
Besides the RDP mode, there is an VNC-like connection mode to share the desktop that is secure and fast.
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Secure RDP from any browser
Securely access your Windows Desktop from any device with an HTML5 compatible browser
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Parallels Access
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Unskippable tutorial
The app plays a 7 minute unskippable video tutorial once the first connection is established. Even closing the app and starting it back up doesn't skip the video.
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Requires an account
Does not work without an account.
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Requires installing separate utility on target computer
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Locks down the target machine by default
The app locks down the target machine by default.
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Brosix Instant Messenger
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Secure communication
Brosix uses advanced 256-bit P2P encryption that secures all of the communication channels.
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Lack of features on the web client
The web-client of Brosix has only chat feature included.
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Functionality
Brosix has a lot of features that contribute to successful remote team communication. Some of them include: text, video and voice chat, screen-sharing, screen-shot capture, unlimited file transfer, etc.
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Lack of features on the web client
The web-client of Brosix has only chat feature included.
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Brosix is an affordable option for all types of businesses
With prices starting from $1.70 per user per month, you can cut the costs on team communication a lot.
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Alpemix
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Fast
No difference with others
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Cheap
Maybe the chippest comparing to others
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Multiplatform
Works on Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS and Android. Works crossplatform very well.
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Great support
Very quick email support returns. Less than 1 hour.
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Safe
For key transfers, 1024 bit RSA and 256 bit RSA are used. The key that is encoded with 1024 bit RSA can be sent directly. The key that is encoded with 256 bit RSA is not sent directly. The key that is encoded with 256 bit RSA is sent again after being encoded with 256 bit AES.
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Easy Setup - No Installation
Download the client from http://www.alpemix.com/site/Alpemix.exe and run only 1 click
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Free for personal use
Its free for limited individual usage.
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Always Online Remote Desktop ( Service )
You can install Alpemix service for your computer to be able to connect it with only password 24/7.
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Multiple remote sessions
you can connect multiple desktops simultaneously.
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File sharing
You can share everyting crossplatform
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Reliable
Alpemix runs since 2010 to nowaday with %99 uptime.
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Good security
For key transfers, 1024 bit RSA and 256 bit RSA are used. The key that is encoded with 1024 bit RSA can be sent directly. The key that is encoded with 256 bit RSA is not sent directly. The key that is encoded with 256 bit RSA is sent again after being encoded with 256 bit AES.
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mRemoteNG
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Private keys needs to be managed on PuTTY
Since mRemoteNG is integrated with PuTTY (included in the installation), all private key needs to be configured on PuTTY itself and then the PuTTY session needs to be selected on mRemoteNG.
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It's free
Open source.
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Import/Export feature
Allows to share connections.
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Can open multiple sessions in different tabs
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Connection manager
Lets you organize your connections into folders with icons as well and allows nested folders as well.
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Supports multiple protocols
RDP (Remote Desktop/Terminal Server) VNC (Virtual Network Computing) ICA (Citrix Independent Computing Architecture) SSH (Secure Shell) Telnet (TELecommunication NETwork) HTTP/HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) rlogin Raw Socket Connections
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Inheritance from folder properties
Inheritance makes it possible to store properties on folder basis and let the underlying connections inherit this info.
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Remmina
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Straightforward user interface
It's easy and fast to find what you want, nice for daily use.
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No RDP server, only client
Remmina is only a remote client (VNC, RDP). It has no server features.
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Supports multiple remote desktop protocols
Remmina supports a number of protocols for accessing remote desktops - RDP, SSH, XDMCP, NX, and SPICE.
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You can manually adjust the quality of connection
To more effectively manage the available bandwidth, you can change the speed of your connection. This lets you sacrifice some of the quality of multimedia in favor of more speed.
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All connections are organized in groups
All connection profiles can be neatly organized into groups, making managing a large of machines simple.
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Jitsi
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Crashes on MacOS Monterey
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Open-source
Project available on github for anyone to contribute to or use.
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Abandoned Android development
They switched focus to Jitsi Meet client for Android.
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Cross platform
Mac, Windows & Linux availability.
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Uses Java
Not a native app, takes awhile to load.
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Video calls
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Gui not as slick or streamlined as competitors
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OMEMO encryption without plugin
Secure Jabber Texting, better than legacy sms texting.
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Supports SIP accounts
well implemented SIP SIMPLE (texting), SIP presence, XCAP.
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Supports XEP-0016 and privacy Lists
Jabber Texting apps without Privacy Lists are WOEFULLY deficient.
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Encryption out of the box
Encryption for chat, desktop sharing, and web confrencing available.
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Platforms:
Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, Windows,
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Java
Videoconferencing:
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Media:
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PaizaCloud IDE
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3 seconds instant launch
PaizaCloud launches new development environment server just in 3 seconds. So, you can casually create or destroy server.
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Floating window manager
PaizaCloud provides Floating window manager like Windows or Mac by default. It makes the environment more flexible. PaizaCloud also provides Tab window mode when you want to use the full screen for one purpose.
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HTTP/HTTPS access to any ports
PaizaCloud allow you to access almost all ports for HTTP/HTTPs access.
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No credit card required
No credit card is required for FREE plan.
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Internationalization
PaizaCloud's Editor or Terminal fully support non-ASCII languages like Japanese, Chinese, European languages.
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Extensible PaizaCloud app
PaizaCloud provides standard application like File manager, Editor, Terminal. But, PaizaCloud also provides the possibility to add or even create new App-for-PaizaCloud using HTML/CSS.
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Terminal with root
In PaizaCloud, you can sudo to root. So, you can install packages, or run service freely.
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Supports Jupyter notebook
PaizaCloud has Jupyter Notebook support with Python libraries like NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, or matplotlib built-in.
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Google Home / Google Assistant development in the browser
As PaizaCloud runs in the cloud, you can develop and run the Google Home / Google Assistant application, without deploying to another server.
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Multi Language Support:
Yes
Cross Platform:
Yes
Git:
Yes
Auto Complete:
Yes
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Brosix
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Excellent solution for companies who would like to encrypt their office communication
Brosix uses strong 256-bit encryption that secures ALL communication channels.
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Not enough Admin controls
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Brosix is available on all platforms
This includes Android, iOS, Linux, Windows, Mac.
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Poor mobile version
The mobile version of the application contains only a few of the features that the Desktop client has.
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Easy to use
Brosix IM facilitates the internal communication and increases office productivity.
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Affordable
For $1.70 per user per month voice & video chat, screen-sharing sessions, send unlimited files regardless of the size, etc.
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Great admin tools
The Enterprise version of Brosix allows the Administrator to manage their own and unique network. The Admin has also full-control over the archives of all chats within the network.
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Easy to use
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Discord
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User friendly
Discord follows the same type of interface design popularised by Slack, which is extremely clean and attractive, and doesn't clutter the interface with unnecessary chrome and cruft.
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Proprietary software
Discord is closed-source, meaning their code isn't available for inspection or reproduction
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Free for unlimited users
Unlimited amount of users.
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Based on Electron = eats a lot of ram
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Can be used in browser
Users can invite others to join a Discord channel via a web link, which means no installation is required to use the software - which is one of the big typical barriers to entry for social software.
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Some functions cut out and available only with "Nitro" subscription
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Good 1-click invite system
Discord allows inviting people to a specific channel with a link. Links can be set to expire. Low effort/passive invite mechanics.
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Developer's previous company was sued for privacy violations, among other things
See: http://classactionlawsuitsinthenews.com/class-action-lawsuit-complaints/openfeint-green-international-privacy-class-action-lawsuit-complaint/ https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/closing-letters/openfeint-inc Discord's privacy policy also states that while they might not sell your data, a company they get sold to will quite possibly attain said data and thus may be in "more" shady hands.
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Easy setup
You can quickly send invites to people and they can join in using the web client without having to create an account or install the app.
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No self-hosting avaliable
Discord is wholly hosted by Discord (the company), you cannot run private instances, and all servers are hosted on their infrastructure. For most people, this won't really impact their usage.
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Has low-latency VoIP support
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Not a generic "team chat" tool
All the UI and the features are aimed specifically at communicating with your gaming team/clan.
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Supports video and text communication
Behaves and looks like Slack for regular text channels, but with the ability to create voice channels as well
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Very unstable on Linux
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Numerous controls for setting member roles.
Deny access, Deny write message, Allow read messages etc.
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Anti-privacy license terms
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Ability to create bots
Discord provides an API for creating custom bots.
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Can change "Now Playing" status to something inappropriate
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Open source bots and management tools
Discord has a wide variety of bots for things from airhorn noises to automated server management, to leveling systems for chat. The bot API is open and there are dedicated sites for finding bots.
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Game integration
Discord shows which game each user is currently playing, which among other things helps users to form PUGs with minimal hassle.
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Dark theme out of the box
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Familiar for Slack users
For those that are used to the way Slack (a similar chat client) works, Discord will be familiar in its use, which lowers the learning curve quite a bit for those that have switched or tried Slack before.
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Low effort invite mechanics
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Android app has push notifications
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Syntax highlighting and Markdown support
The support is limited but still exists. It's a killer feature for dev teams.
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DDoS mitigation
Discord prevents users from being DDoSed out of games.
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Targeting of roles
Targeting roles allows for quickly requesting someone from a group e.g. artist, moderator, etc.
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Ability to thread channels
Ability to create channel categories for channels to sit inside of.
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Friendly payment policy
Free account have no tangible restrictions. Premium account is just a way to say "thank you" to developers. And it work for all servers of discord (not as in slack). And it can be purchased by one who wants. In contrast to Slask, where all active members of the server should be "premium".
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Language localization
Have localization for many language, including Russian.
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Does not allow NSFW related things to be posted unless in a NSFW channel
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, Linux, Mac, iOS, Android
Search:
Yes
Videoconferencing:
Yes
Audio recording:
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Google Hangouts
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Mobile support
Hangouts offers both an Android and iOS app so users can participate from nearly any mobile device in addition to his Desktop.
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Poor video call quality
Only goes up to 720p30 + low bitrate.
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Screen sharing
Any user can share his screen (or only a specific desktop or window) while still continuing an audio conversation.
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Owned by Google
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Free group video support
Hangouts works with up to 10 participants using video out of the box or up to 15 if you are a business, government or school. It determines who is the primary speaker at any given time, and the camera view automatically switches to that user.
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Lacking clients for older versions
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Useful for businesses
Hangouts can scale to become a videoconferencing solution for an entire company, since the software can run on nearly all platforms. In fact, Google itself uses Hangouts as its meeting room video conference software.
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High hardware usage
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Easy to start using
Hangouts is integrated with Gmail & Google+, does not require you to download desktop software, and all chats can take place directly in your browser, significantly reducing the barrier to entry for a new user.
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Not recommended for long sessions
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Completely free
Google offers all features of Hangouts completely free. There are business, education and government solutions that increase the participant count to for video calls to 15 and offers support.
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Won't work on Windows 8-style UI
As Hangouts uses a browser plugin on the desktop and it doesn't work with Windows 8-style UI, it has to be used in desktop mode.
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Cross platform
Hangouts work on Android, iOS, Chrome OS, web and as a Chrome extension.
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Live broadcasting and instant recording
With Google+ “Hangouts on Air”, you can broadcast any hangout to an unlimited audience via your Goolge+ Profile or simply a generic YouTube link. Moreover, any Hangout on Air (public or private) is automatically saved as YouTube video that you can keep for private reference or use in any way that you would normally share a YouTube video. This allows you to record conversations without additional obtrusive software.
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Google Voice integration
Allows for a fixed phone number, receiving and making calls. Calling US or Canada is free.
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Integrates with Google Maps for sharing locations
When chatting with people while trying to plan a meet up, the share map button can be extremely useful.
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Android app does both sms and hangouts messaging
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Platforms:
iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, Web
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Skype
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Plagued by bugs on all platforms
Crashes and other bugs are prevalent on Android, Windows and other platforms.
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Easily connect with others due to how popular the service is
There's a good chance that whoever you're trying to reach has Skype already set up and familiar with it, avoiding the hassle of installing and getting to know new software.
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Subpar video quality with more than 5 users
Skype has significant problems with multiple users and video quality. Skype recommends that a max of 5 users group chat as video quality is severely affected. Even webcams tested with other chat services showed lower quality when used with Skype.
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Screen sharing
You can show your whole desktop, a select part of the screen or a specific window over Skype.
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Not a feasible alternative as a professional team chat
Missing key feature such as centralized mgmt, centralized billing, data retention policies, ...
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Cross-platform
There's software for Windows, Mac & Linux and apps are available on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone.
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Poor quality when screensharing
It is not possible to manually set resolution or bitrate, and Skype often defaults to a resolution so low that text is unreadable. It is also not possible to transfer control over mouse and keyboard.
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Group video for free
You can hold video calls with up to 10 people.
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Slow filesharing speed
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Available on Linux
A stripped down, minimalist version of Skype is available for Linux.
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Owned by Microsoft
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File sharing
Skype allows you to send any files (MP3s, images, text, etc.) by simply dragging and dropping then in the chat window making it simple to share things with colleagues.
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Obnoxiously large ads
Ads take up over 25% of the usable space.
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Cheap fixed phone number
Starting at $5/mo you can get a Skype number.
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Poor Linux support
The version available for linux users is quite outdated, and does not support some of the newer functionality, such as the free group video calling and screen sharing.
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Send SMS and make regular calls
With Skype Credit bought or a subscription, you can send SMS and make direct calls.
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Requires both ends to be online (if neither end is using a cloud-enabled device)
Messages are sent and received only when both ends are online, if neither end is using a cloud-enabled device. In this case, if you are online 9-17 and your recipient is online 18-3, messages will never be delivered.
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Group chat with archive / records
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MIcrosoft (Skype's owner) actively assists eavesdroppers
On the other hand, if you lose your copy of one of your conversations, you may be able to get a copy of it from your government with a little bit of luck and a public records request.
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Powerful 1:1 chat and also group chat
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Specs
Platforms:
iOS, Android, WP, OSX, Windows, Linux, Web. Blackberry. Chrome OS. BSD, iPadOs
Publisher:
Skype
File Size:
Varies with device
Required Android Version:
6.0
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No longer available
It is now commercial only through the SLACK application.
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Zero configuration required
Just run it in the directory you wish to share.
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Not suitable or secure for over the internet
Designed for use on LANs.
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Cross-platform
Supports macOS, Linux and Windows. Also includes Linux ARM support.
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No dependencies
A single binary, with no dependencies, very simple.
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Open-source
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Low latency and bandwidth
Because all it does is synchronise the text changes made, it is much lower in latency and bandwidth usage than some of the other alternatives
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